The Fat Of The Land - Album
The Fat Of The Land (Album) by The Prodigy
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The Prodigy Is An English Electronic Dance Music Band From Braintree Essex Formed In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. The Line-Up Of The Band Has Included MC And Vocalist Maxim Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint Until His Death In March 2019 Dancer And Live Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Left To Pursue A Solo Career In 1999 And Dancer And Vocalist Sharky 1990-1991 . Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Are Credited As Pioneers Of The Breakbeat-Influenced Genre Big Beat Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. Howlett's Rock Inspired Drum Rhythms Infused With Electronic Rave Music Beats/breaks Were Combined With Maxim's Omnipresent Mystique Thornhill's Shuffle Dancing Style And Flint's Modern Punk Appearance. The Prodigy First Emerged In The Underground Rave Scene In The Early 1990s And Achieved Popularity And Worldwide Recognition With UK Number One Singles Such As "Firestarter" And "Breathe" Both Singles Coming From Their UK And US Chart Topping Album The Fat Of The Land 1997 . A Third Single From The Album “Smack My Bitch Up” Was Also Successful. They Earned Titles Like "the Premiere Dance Act For The Alternative Masses" And "the Godfathers Of Rave" And Remain One Of The Most Successful Electronic Acts Of All Time. They Have Sold An Estimated 25 Million Records Worldwide And Won Numerous Music Awards During Their Career Including Two Brit Awards For Best British Dance Act Three MTV Video Music Awards Two Kerrang! Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Received Two Grammy Award Nominations. The Prodigy Were Founded In Braintree Essex In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. He Had Taken Piano Lessons In His Youth And Gained The Ability To Play Difficult Passages In Just A Few Run-Throughs. After He Decided To Pursue A Music Career Howlett Met Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint In Mid-1989 At A Rave At Which Howlett Was DJing. After Flint Requested Howlett Make A Mix Tape For Him Howlett Obliged Returning A Cassette Several Days Later With A Collection Of His Own Songs On The Other Side. Howlett Had Scratched The Word "Prodigy" Onto The Cassette The Same Name As The Moog Prodigy Analogue Synthesiser And Howlett's Moniker. The Tape Was Well-Received By Flint And Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Developed New Dance Sequences To The Music And Suggested To Howlett They Begin A Group Together. They Were Soon Joined By MC And Vocalist Maxim Then Known As Maxim Reality And Female Dancer And Vocalist Sharky A Friend Of Flint's. Together They Became The First Line-Up Of The Prodigy. On 4 March 2019 Keith Flint Was Found Dead At His Home In Essex Just Weeks After Playing Six Live Dates In Australia And New Zealand. On 5 March The Band Announced On Twitter That "all Forthcoming Concerts In 2019 Would Be Canceled Effective Immediately". Following Flint's Death Fans Began Using The Twitter Hashtag "Firestarter4Number1" On Various Social Media Platforms To Get "Firestarter" To Top The British Singles Charts Again. This Was Done Out Of Respect For Keith Flint And To Raise Awareness Of Suicide Among Men. On 20 August 2019 One Day Before His 48th Birthday Liam Howlett Posted On The Band's Official Instagram Page Saying He Is "back In The Studio Making Noise ... Brand New Prodigy Tunes Are Gonna Roll" Referring To His Intention To Keep On Releasing Music Under The Prodigy Moniker. Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Have Been Credited As Pioneers Of The Big Beat Genre Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. The Prodigy However Is Not Considered Entirely Representative Of The Genre As Their Production "often Reflected The More Intelligent Edge Of Trip-Hop And Rarely Broke Into The Mindless Arena Of True Big Beat" According To AllMusic. The Prodigy Are Also Considered Alternative Dance Techno Electronica Breakbeat Hardcore And Rave. Liam Howlett Cited Early Electro As A Big Influence Mentioning Tunes Like "Clear" By American Music Group Cybotron And "Al Naafiysh" By Hashim. Liam Howlett Also Cited The Bomb Squad Public Enemy And Rage Against The Machine As Influences.
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The Prodigy Is An English Electronic Dance Music Band From Braintree Essex Formed In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. The Line-Up Of The Band Has Included MC And Vocalist Maxim Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint Until His Death In March 2019 Dancer And Live Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Left To Pursue A Solo Career In 1999 And Dancer And Vocalist Sharky 1990-1991 . Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Are Credited As Pioneers Of The Breakbeat-Influenced Genre Big Beat Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. Howlett's Rock Inspired Drum Rhythms Infused With Electronic Rave Music Beats/breaks Were Combined With Maxim's Omnipresent Mystique Thornhill's Shuffle Dancing Style And Flint's Modern Punk Appearance. The Prodigy First Emerged In The Underground Rave Scene In The Early 1990s And Achieved Popularity And Worldwide Recognition With UK Number One Singles Such As "Firestarter" And "Breathe" Both Singles Coming From Their UK And US Chart Topping Album The Fat Of The Land 1997 . A Third Single From The Album “Smack My Bitch Up” Was Also Successful. They Earned Titles Like "the Premiere Dance Act For The Alternative Masses" And "the Godfathers Of Rave" And Remain One Of The Most Successful Electronic Acts Of All Time. They Have Sold An Estimated 25 Million Records Worldwide And Won Numerous Music Awards During Their Career Including Two Brit Awards For Best British Dance Act Three MTV Video Music Awards Two Kerrang! Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Received Two Grammy Award Nominations. The Prodigy Were Founded In Braintree Essex In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. He Had Taken Piano Lessons In His Youth And Gained The Ability To Play Difficult Passages In Just A Few Run-Throughs. After He Decided To Pursue A Music Career Howlett Met Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint In Mid-1989 At A Rave At Which Howlett Was DJing. After Flint Requested Howlett Make A Mix Tape For Him Howlett Obliged Returning A Cassette Several Days Later With A Collection Of His Own Songs On The Other Side. Howlett Had Scratched The Word "Prodigy" Onto The Cassette The Same Name As The Moog Prodigy Analogue Synthesiser And Howlett's Moniker. The Tape Was Well-Received By Flint And Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Developed New Dance Sequences To The Music And Suggested To Howlett They Begin A Group Together. They Were Soon Joined By MC And Vocalist Maxim Then Known As Maxim Reality And Female Dancer And Vocalist Sharky A Friend Of Flint's. Together They Became The First Line-Up Of The Prodigy. On 4 March 2019 Keith Flint Was Found Dead At His Home In Essex Just Weeks After Playing Six Live Dates In Australia And New Zealand. On 5 March The Band Announced On Twitter That "all Forthcoming Concerts In 2019 Would Be Canceled Effective Immediately". Following Flint's Death Fans Began Using The Twitter Hashtag "Firestarter4Number1" On Various Social Media Platforms To Get "Firestarter" To Top The British Singles Charts Again. This Was Done Out Of Respect For Keith Flint And To Raise Awareness Of Suicide Among Men. On 20 August 2019 One Day Before His 48th Birthday Liam Howlett Posted On The Band's Official Instagram Page Saying He Is "back In The Studio Making Noise ... Brand New Prodigy Tunes Are Gonna Roll" Referring To His Intention To Keep On Releasing Music Under The Prodigy Moniker. Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Have Been Credited As Pioneers Of The Big Beat Genre Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. The Prodigy However Is Not Considered Entirely Representative Of The Genre As Their Production "often Reflected The More Intelligent Edge Of Trip-Hop And Rarely Broke Into The Mindless Arena Of True Big Beat" According To AllMusic. The Prodigy Are Also Considered Alternative Dance Techno Electronica Breakbeat Hardcore And Rave. Liam Howlett Cited Early Electro As A Big Influence Mentioning Tunes Like "Clear" By American Music Group Cybotron And "Al Naafiysh" By Hashim. Liam Howlett Also Cited The Bomb Squad Public Enemy And Rage Against The Machine As Influences.
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"The Fat Of The Land" Is An Album By The Prodigy. The Album Was Released By XL Recordings On June 30 1997 And On July 1 1997 In The U.S. . The Album Caused Some Controversy In The UK. The Video For The First Single "Firestarter" Caused A Minor Uproar Because Of Vocalist Keith Flint's Appearance And Several People Objected To The Seeming Misogyny Of "Smack My Bitch Up" Though The Band Maintains That Its True Interpretation Is "...Doing Anything Intensely..." "Mindfields" Later Appeared On The Soundtrack Of The Film The Matrix While "Smack My Bitch Up" Has Appeared In Both Charlie's Angels And Closer. "Funky Shit" Appeared In The Trailers For The Film Event Horizon And Also Played Over The End Credits. "Serial Thrilla" Features A Sample Of A Riff By Skunk Anansie "Funky Shit" Features A Sample From "Root Down" From The Beastie Boys Album Ill Communication "Fuel My Fire" Is A Cover Of An L7 Song From Hungry For Stink. "Smack My Bitch Up" Takes A Sample From An Ultramagnetic MCs Song "Give The Drummer Some" And Thus The Prodigy Invited Kool Keith To Do The Lyrics And Vocals For Another Track "Diesel Power." Matt Cameron Of Soundgarden Who Is Falsely Credited As "Mark" In The Liner Notes Is Also Understood To Have Contributed Samples To The Album Though It Is Not Clear Where. The Album Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 Chart. The Album Has Since Gone Double Platinum Selling Over 2 Million Copies In The U.S. The Album Entered The Guinness World Records As The Fastest-Selling UK Album In 1999 And Was Also Nominated For A Grammy Award. The Album Was Nominated For The 1997 Mercury Music Prize. In 1998 Q Magazine Readers Voted The Fat Of The Land The Ninth Greatest Album Of All Time. In 2000 Q Placed It At Number 47 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Q 10/01 P.46 - Ranked #43 In Q's "Best 50 Albums Of Q's Lifetime." Q 12/99 P.92 - Included In Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Q 1/98 P.114 - Included In Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums Of 1997." Rolling Stone 5/13/99 P.82 - Included In Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings Of The 90's." Spin 1/98 P.87 - Ranked #20 On Spin's List Of The "Top 20 Albums Of The Year." Melody Maker 12/20-27/97 Pp.66–67 - Ranked #13 On Melody Maker's List Of 1997's "Albums Of The Year." Village Voice 2/24/98 - Ranked #29 In The Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. NME 12/20-27/97 Pp.78–79 - Ranked #17 In NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. The Album Is Included In The Book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2004 KISS Co-Founder Gene Simmons Covered "Firestarter" On His Second Solo Album "Asshole".